Comments on: The Gardens, Midvalley Megamall http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/ Design of a minimalist, content of a maximalist Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aLex http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-47581 aLex Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:57:00 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-47581 Wooot .... great dishes that you had during ur patron to purple cane restaurant !! hmm .. feel free to visit www.bestfoodjunction.com in order to find more affordable yet fantastic restaurant !! and oh ya .. dun forget to sign up for members as there is some free goodies available !! :) enjoy ya day :smile: aLexs last blog post..<a href="http://www.bestfoodjunction.com/jackie-chans-cafe/" rel="nofollow">Jackie Chan’s Cafe</a> Wooot …. great dishes that you had during ur patron to purple cane restaurant !! hmm .. feel free to visit http://www.bestfoodjunction.com in order to find more affordable yet fantastic restaurant !! and oh ya .. dun forget to sign up for members as there is some free goodies available !! :) enjoy ya day :smile:

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]]> By: ember http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42966 ember Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:27:23 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42966 *gasp* The Gardens is definitely on the top of my must-visit list the next time I stop at KL. Those diagonal walkways are intriguing! Check out ember's last blog post: <a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ember/~3/334939563/' rel="nofollow">Greetings in the rain.</a> *gasp*

The Gardens is definitely on the top of my must-visit list the next time I stop at KL. Those diagonal walkways are intriguing!

Check out ember’s last blog post: Greetings in the rain.

]]> By: hp84 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42964 hp84 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12:32 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42964 I also quite like the concept of the restaurant. The tea that is quite nice. I just remembered i ordered the want that is about RM6+. I did not order those about RM10, but I will definitely go there to try when I start working. Check out hp84's last blog post: <a href='http://www.hanping84.com/blog/2008/07/15/shell-contest/' rel="nofollow">Shell Contest</a> I also quite like the concept of the restaurant. The tea that is quite nice. I just remembered i ordered the want that is about RM6+. I did not order those about RM10, but I will definitely go there to try when I start working.

Check out hp84’s last blog post: Shell Contest

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42961 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:04:14 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42961 Thank you! *bows* Thank you! *bows*

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42960 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42960 Thank you! :razz: what I love about the design is that they've made a good choice of colours - earthy tones are my favourite, so does the minimalistic appeal of the connecting walkway (piano black frames + floor to ceiling glass = awesomeness!) I have a surprise that might excite you - there's a Machines (an official Apple vendor) in The Gardens! There's where I used their iPhone and <a href="http://www.plurk.com/p/1adnu" title="My first Plurk using iPod touch" rel="nofollow">left a Plurk</a>. I had so much fun playing with the iPod touch! Thank you! :razz: what I love about the design is that they’ve made a good choice of colours – earthy tones are my favourite, so does the minimalistic appeal of the connecting walkway (piano black frames + floor to ceiling glass = awesomeness!)

I have a surprise that might excite you – there’s a Machines (an official Apple vendor) in The Gardens! There’s where I used their iPhone and left a Plurk. I had so much fun playing with the iPod touch!

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42959 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:18 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42959 Yea, that's the concept to made me fall in love with the restaurant - it's too unique to be true! The person (or chef) who came out with that idea of combining tea and food together must be some genius! The honey glazed chicken is my favourite, and for that day, we were served with extra large chunks! Woots! Normally the chicken is more boney than meaty, lol! A few months ago we did buy something from Isetan! It's some fragrance pack where you hang it in your closet to make it smell nice (instead of smelling like old socks and soiled undergarments, lol!) Yea, that’s the concept to made me fall in love with the restaurant – it’s too unique to be true! The person (or chef) who came out with that idea of combining tea and food together must be some genius! The honey glazed chicken is my favourite, and for that day, we were served with extra large chunks! Woots! Normally the chicken is more boney than meaty, lol!

A few months ago we did buy something from Isetan! It’s some fragrance pack where you hang it in your closet to make it smell nice (instead of smelling like old socks and soiled undergarments, lol!)

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42958 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:55:58 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42958 Maybe when you went there it was still under construction? I've took photos are the higher levels because there's too much clutter at the levels beneath. Never liked them hanging 'SALES' all around the place ;) Maybe when you went there it was still under construction? I’ve took photos are the higher levels because there’s too much clutter at the levels beneath. Never liked them hanging ‘SALES’ all around the place ;)

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42956 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42956 KL is evolving a lot, especially for the suburbans areas where the malls are frequently undergoing expansion projects as well as refurbishments. The one near my home just got their restrooms upgraded into those that look as if found in 5-star hotels! As for the construction cost of The Gardens, I think it's kind of justified since the mall caters exclusively for the richer consumers in KL. So they've to make the whole mall as classy and as elegant as possible. I think the huge chunks of wall blocking the transparent ceiling are built to shield the interior from excessive sunlight? The management wouldn't want people accusing them from unhealthy levels of UV exposure :razz: heh! I could never decide which photo is suitable for black and white and which isn't :D lol! I never like eggplants because it's too soft for me taste... and it's in an unusual hue for purple, for vegetables. Most of them are green! KL is evolving a lot, especially for the suburbans areas where the malls are frequently undergoing expansion projects as well as refurbishments. The one near my home just got their restrooms upgraded into those that look as if found in 5-star hotels!

As for the construction cost of The Gardens, I think it’s kind of justified since the mall caters exclusively for the richer consumers in KL. So they’ve to make the whole mall as classy and as elegant as possible. I think the huge chunks of wall blocking the transparent ceiling are built to shield the interior from excessive sunlight? The management wouldn’t want people accusing them from unhealthy levels of UV exposure :razz: heh!

I could never decide which photo is suitable for black and white and which isn’t :D lol!

I never like eggplants because it’s too soft for me taste… and it’s in an unusual hue for purple, for vegetables. Most of them are green!

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42955 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:49:40 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42955 Pondok Indah Mall looks exactly the same like The Gardens! The only difference I can tell is that the void between two sides of the mall is wider in Pondok Indah Mall, and it had silvery, reflective panels on the bridges instead of teak wood ones in The Gardens. I think they're either masterpieces of the same architectural firm, or the biggest copycat move ever (by the firm who designed The Gardens, since Mall 2 of Pondok Indah Mall opened in 2004) :D Most suburban malls in Malaysia are like the ones you've described - standalone buildings with no towers in sight, at most a hotel or an office building, or condominiums. I didn't know what eggplant is until you mentioned it... I thought eggplant and brinjal are completely, distinctly different vegetables :???: whoops! I brought the issue up at the dining table today and my dad told me that it's more common for people to call it eggplant. Pondok Indah Mall looks exactly the same like The Gardens! The only difference I can tell is that the void between two sides of the mall is wider in Pondok Indah Mall, and it had silvery, reflective panels on the bridges instead of teak wood ones in The Gardens. I think they’re either masterpieces of the same architectural firm, or the biggest copycat move ever (by the firm who designed The Gardens, since Mall 2 of Pondok Indah Mall opened in 2004) :D

Most suburban malls in Malaysia are like the ones you’ve described – standalone buildings with no towers in sight, at most a hotel or an office building, or condominiums.

I didn’t know what eggplant is until you mentioned it… I thought eggplant and brinjal are completely, distinctly different vegetables :???: whoops! I brought the issue up at the dining table today and my dad told me that it’s more common for people to call it eggplant.

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/reaching-out/the-gardens-midvalley-megamall/#comment-42953 teddY Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:45:10 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=2112#comment-42953 Actually I love red brick facades ;) very classical feeling, but too bad the humid weather here doesn't encourage such surfaces since moss will easily overwhelm the whole brick wall. What an architectural pity... Actually I love red brick facades ;) very classical feeling, but too bad the humid weather here doesn’t encourage such surfaces since moss will easily overwhelm the whole brick wall. What an architectural pity…

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